Warlock · DPS · MoP Classic 5.4.8
MoP Classic P5 Demonology Warlock Guide
Generate Demonic Fury in caster form; spend it in Metamorphosis only during high-value buffs and mechanic windows, and maintain Shadowflame with Hand of Gul'dan.
Core resource:Demonic Energy
Core Rotation
- Maintain Corruption and Doom, layer Hand of Gul'dan to maintain Shadowflame; generate energy with Shadow Bolt/Soul Fire.
- Consume Molten Core procs based on energy and burst timing, avoid stack overflow.
- When trinkets/potions ready and target sustainable, enter Metamorphosis to dump; align Dark Soul and Doomguard.
Mechanics and Opener
- Demonic Fury：Caster form abilities build Fury; Metamorphosis consumes and amplifies damage. The goal is to shift and dump during strong buff windows, then return to caster form to recharge during calm periods.
- Doom and Corruption：Doom is cast in Metamorphosis and has a long period; the target must live long enough; Corruption provides stable Fury and multi-target foundation.
- Wild Imp：Hand of Gul'dan generates Shadowflame and summons imps; stack placement and target survival determine value; pets and guardians are also affected by target duration.
- -4 sec｜Pet, Demonic Circle, and Dark Intent in place：Ensure continuous stationary casting at the start and correct target selection.
- -2 sec｜Potion and pre-cast Soul Fire/Shadow Bolt：First hit procs trinket and builds rage.
- 0 sec｜Corruption → Hand of Gul'dan to stack Shadowflame：Start rage generation, sustained damage, and imp system.
- Procs ready｜Dark Soul, switch to Metamorphosis to refresh Doom：Give long-duration Doom the strongest opening buff.
- During burst｜Dump Chaos Wave/Soul Fire according to procs and target count, keep rage for exit.：After high-value consumption, return to humanoid form promptly, avoid stubbornly staying at low rage.
Common Mistakes and WCL Review
- Staying in demon form for long periods during low-gain windows will overdraw the next burst.
- Doom only on targets that will live for the full duration; Imp and main pet must maintain effective attacks.
- Demonic energy curve, whether Metamorphosis covers buff windows.
- Doom/Corruption/Shadowflame uptime, Molten Core overflow, and pet active time.